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Tuition, Scholarships, and Financial Aid

Tuition & Scholarships

Tuition for students enrolled at St. John's University School of Law for the 2017-2018 academic year is $57,080 for the full-time program and $42,820 for the part-time program.

As an applicant to St. John's School of Law, you will be considered for scholarship at the time your application is reviewed under regular admission review. No supplemental application is required. There is no specific LSAT score or undergraduate GPA required to be awarded a scholarship.

The Cost of Attendance is a separate figure that represents the total cost of attending school and includes tuition, books and supplies, housing and food, transportation, miscellaneous and personal living expenses, and federal student loan fees.

Continuing Student Scholarships

Academic Achievement AwardsIn addition to the entering scholarships available to Law School students, students may become eligible for tuition assistance after completing their first year. Students who place in the top 25% of their class at the end of every year are eligible to receive an award bringing their total financial aid package to half-tuition assistance. This award is renewable annually provided the student remains in the top 25% of their class. These awards can be granted in addition to a current scholarship, but in no case will the award bring a student’s total financial aid package to more than half-tuition assistance. Continuing students will be notified in the summer if they are eligible for such an award.

External ScholarshipsWe also make continuing students aware of a number of external scholarships. These are emailed to current students throughout the year and also posted on the Online Student Center.

Scholarship Retention For The Entering Class of 2018Students awarded a scholarship need only stay in the top 60% of the class to retain their entire award for the following year–in other words, a scholarship is only at risk if a student falls into the bottom 40% of the class. Students awarded the St. Thomas More Scholarship or a Ron Brown Scholarship retain the scholarship each academic year provided their cumulative grade point average remains above a 2.15.

Regardless of the retention policy under which a student enters, all students awarded scholarships have the opportunity to regain all or part of their scholarship at the completion of their second year of law school should they lose all or part of their merit scholarship after their first year.

Please note that the retention statistics in the ABA Required Disclosures are for a different retention policy than the one above. (Retention policy was changed for students entering Fall 2017.) Under the old policy, students had to remain in the top 40% of the class (above 60%) in order to retain their entire scholarship.

Financial Aid

St. John's University School of Law encourages all applicants and current students who need financial assistance for law school to apply for financial aid. The Free Application for Financial Student Aid (FAFSA) is required to apply for consideration of federal loans at St. John’s Law. You may apply online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. St. John’s federal school code is 002823. Financial Aid counselors can be reached at 718-990-2000 or [email protected]. You will find more detailed information in thisFinancial Aid Process document created by the University Office of Student Financial Services.

Students are encouraged to continue to seek federal, public, and private scholarship opportunities throughout their time at St. John's. Many of these can be found through basic online searches based on criteria such as year in law school, area of law of interest, geographical region, etc. Others may be found on our Online Student Center.

If you are an incoming student and have further questions about the law student financial aid process, please contact the Law School Admissions Office at 718-990-6474.